Clerk loses over half a million ringgit in phone scam

TANAH MERAH (Bernama): A female clerk was cheated of RM534,000 by a Macau Scam syndicate after being duped by a phone call that claimed she owed the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) in tax arrears.

Kelantan Commercial Crime Investigation Division chief Supt Ahmad Azizul Mohamed said the 40-year-old victim received a phone call from a woman in April, claiming that the victim owed the IRB, RM24,000 in tax arrears.